6683 18 3 econsultancy_xml <p>“<em>We were racing to try and get the site ready in time, but it was a long shot</em>,” he said. “<em>We had 10,000 unique visitors in ten minutes after the show, so we decided we had to let it cool off for a bit.</em>” </p> <p>Chamings convinced two <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/">Dragons Den</a> investors to stump up £150,000 for a 40% stake in his site, through which visitors can buy tracks and mix them together using his patented Computer Aided Music Mixing System (CAMMS). </p> <p>He came up with the idea while working as a DJ in Bath, and says the technology is unique.</p> <p>A statement on the site says: “<em>We’d like to apologise for the problems experienced by visitors to the beta site since the Dragons Den show – although we made every effort to have the site up and running for the 24th it was not possible. </em></p> <p>“<em>But it won’t be long – we are in the process of installing new servers and finishing the site and the full launch will take place shortly.</em>”</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>“<Quote>We were racing to try and get the site ready in time, but it was a long shot</Quote>,” he said. “<Quote>We had 10,000 unique visitors in ten minutes after the show, so we decided we had to let it cool off for a bit.</Quote>” </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Chamings convinced two <Link URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/" Window="New">Dragons Den</Link> investors to stump up £150,000 for a 40% stake in his site, through which visitors can buy tracks and mix them together using his patented Computer Aided Music Mixing System (CAMMS). </Paragraph> <Paragraph>He came up with the idea while working as a DJ in Bath, and says the technology is unique.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>A statement on the site says: “<Quote>We’d like to apologise for the problems experienced by visitors to the beta site since the Dragons Den show – although we made every effort to have the site up and running for the 24th it was not possible. </Quote></Paragraph> <Paragraph>“<Quote>But it won’t be long – we are in the process of installing new servers and finishing the site and the full launch will take place shortly.</Quote>”</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-08-25T11:09:00+01:00 16 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>New online music outfit </strong> <a href="http://www.mixalbum.com/"> <strong>MixAlbum.com</strong> </a> <strong>, featured on the BBC’s Dragon Den last night, has postponed its launch until next week after receiving unexpectedly high traffic after the show.</strong> </p> <p>Founder Ian Chamings told E-consultancy the site, which was due to go live before his TV appearance, would launch next Tuesday after an upgrade of its processing power.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>New online music outfit </Emphasis> <Link URL="http://www.mixalbum.com/" Window="New"> <Emphasis>MixAlbum.com</Emphasis> </Link> <Emphasis>, featured on the BBC’s Dragon Den last night, has postponed its launch until next week after receiving unexpectedly high traffic after the show.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Founder Ian Chamings told E-consultancy the site, which was due to go live before his TV appearance, would launch next Tuesday after an upgrade of its processing power.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 205 361596 Mix Album delays launch after Dragons Den appearance false 2006-08-25T11:24:00+01:00 mix-album-delays-launch-after-dragons-den-appearance 2009-04-29T20:33:22+01:00 2009-04-29T20:33:22+01:00 4750